Greetings,
Today, a court sitting in Ankara banned access to Wikipedia. The reason for the ban is not clear but a statement credited to Turkey's communications ministry said " Wikipedia was attempting to run a smear campaign against Turkey ". Well, its seems the ban was imposed following a failed attempt by the government to control Wikipedia's contents.[1]
You may want to contribute to a proposed community's response to the ban. I have provided a link to the draft below.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/access-wikipedia-blocked-turkey-4... https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Response_to_2017_ban_in_Turkey
Best,
Isaac
Is Wikipedia still accessible via VPN from Turkey?
If accessible, then how about the effort spent in pushing a response to the government, which might not let them change their mind, nor stop them from blocking sometime later, instead, focus on encouraging the use of VPNs more?
VPNs are no longer the "terminal" things. Just a button click, and you're browsing from the US or UK.
If the government bans *all* internet access, then fine. But ban only Wikipedia? Unless VPNs don't work in Turkey too.
rex
On Saturday, April 29, 2017, Isaac Olatunde reachout2isaac@gmail.com wrote:
Greetings,
Today, a court sitting in Ankara banned access to Wikipedia. The reason for the ban is not clear but a statement credited to Turkey's communications ministry said " Wikipedia was attempting to run a smear campaign against Turkey ". Well, its seems the ban was imposed following a failed attempt by the government to control Wikipedia's contents.[1]
You may want to contribute to a proposed community's response to the ban. I have provided a link to the draft below.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/access- wikipedia-blocked-turkey-47102196 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Response_to_2017_ban_in_Turkey
Best,
Isaac
Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
Hi all,
The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted!
Katherine
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
Hello all
Katherine - on behalf of the wikimedia foundation - has released a statement:
We regret and condemn the decision by Turkish authorities to block access to Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is a vital source of information for hundreds of millions of people around the world, containing essential historical, cultural, and scientific knowledge. Restricting access to this source violates our fundamental rights to information, education, and inquiry.
We are committed to ensuring Wikipedia is available to the millions of people in Turkey who rely on it every day. We urge the Turkish authorities to reconsider this course of action, and will be pursuing judicial review of this decision.
Thanks! Isla
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 06:40, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release.
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted!
Katherine
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote: Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
-- Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105
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No worries! That was my response. We're putting a formal statement on the blog later today.
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Isla Haddow-Flood isla@wikiloveswomen.org wrote:
Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release.
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted!
Katherine
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
-- Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105
+1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> kmaher@wikimedia.org
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Thanks for the update, Katherine.
Best,
Isaac
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Isla Haddow-Flood <isla@wikiloveswomen.org
wrote:
Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release.
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted!
Katherine
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
-- Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105
+1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 <(415)%20839-6885> +1 (415) 712 4873 <(415)%20712-4873> kmaher@wikimedia.org
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
😀
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:26, Isaac Olatunde reachout2isaac@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the update, Katherine.
Best,
Isaac
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM, Isla Haddow-Flood isla@wikiloveswomen.org wrote: Sorry. That was just a message on Facebook !! Not an official release.
Excuse the brevity, sent from my iPhone.
On 30 Apr 2017, at 07:04, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
The WMF is going to release a statement. It's not up yet on the blog, but it's coming - its with our Turkish counsel (lawyers) for review. Keep you posted!
Katherine
On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:40 PM, Emna Mizouni emna.mizouni@gmail.com wrote: Hi there,
What kind of statement are we going to release ? In the name of the community or the foundation ?
Best Emna
African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
-- Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105
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